Church of Scotland 'inspired current Islamic banking'
An Islamic Finance Council (IFC)executive board member in the United Kingdom, Omar Shaikh, has disclosed that the Church of Scotland actually inspired the current Islamic Banking system, writes Sunday...
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Church of England votes to support Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme The Church of England General Synod has voted to support the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI)....
View ArticleChristian church in Aberdeen is first in Scotland to share with Muslims
A Christian church has become the first in Scotland to share its building with Muslims. St John’s Episcopal Church in Aberdeen now has hundreds of Muslims praying five times a day in their building as...
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A priest who has allowed Muslims to pray in his church told today how he has been hit by a barrage of abuse by internet ‘trolls’. St John’s Episcopal Church became the first church in the UK to share...
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Thumbs up for kind-hearted curry night at Salvation Army Lifehouse
Staff and service users from the Salvation Army’s Strathmore Lifehouse in Dundee were guests of honour at a curry evening in the centre kindly prepared by young volunteers from the Yusuf Youth...
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Book review: Christians, Muslims And Jesus by Mona Siddiqui
In this enlightening and inspiring book, Mona Siddiqui, the Professor of Islamic and Interreligious Studies at Edinburgh University’s Divinity School, discusses how Jesus is both the “bridge and...
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Scottish independence: Role of religion ‘should be recognised’
Churches and faith groups are calling for the role of religion to be recognised in any written constitution for Scotland. They plan to hold an interfaith conference on the subject in Coatbridge, North...
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Faith groups set out their role in Scotland’s future
Representatives of Scotland’s religious communities have come together to consider the role they wish to play in Scottish society. At an Interfaith conference convened by the Church of Scotland a joint...
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Prince Charles calls on Muslim leaders to stop ‘indescribable tragedy’ of the...
The Princes of Wales has condemned the ‘horrendous and heartbreaking’ persecution of religious minorities around the world and called on faith leaders to work together to enable religious freedom. In a...
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Kirk and Jewish community in Scotland establish a ‘concentrated dialogue’
Rev Richard Frazer The Jewish Community in Scotland and the Church of Scotland have agreed to establish a concentrated dialogue between members of the two communities. The topics to be discussed in...
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